- Source: Queen Sinseong
Queen Sinseong (Korean: 신성왕후 김씨; Hanja: 神成王后 金氏; 900–?) or formally called as Queen Dowager Sinseong (신성왕태후; 神成王太后) was a Silla royal family member as the first cousin of King Gyeongsun who became the fifth wife of Taejo of Goryeo and the mother of Anjong of Goryeo, also the grandmother of Hyeonjong of Goryeo which she later posthumously honoured as queen in 1010 under his command.
Biography
= Marriage
=In November 935, when King Gyeongsun expressed his intention to surrendered Silla to Goryeo, Taejo sent an envoy in return this request. Taejo also wanted to married with Silla's royal member and Gyeongsun said:
"Our Uncle, Kim Eok-ryeom has a daughter that both of her virtue and appearance are beautiful."
"우리 백부(伯父), 김억렴(金億廉)에게 딸이 있어 덕(德)과 용모가 쌍미(雙美)한지라 이가 아니면 내정(內政)을 구비(具備)할 수 없을 것."
After this, Gyeongsun sent his older first cousin, Lady Kim to Goryeo and become the 5th wife of Taejo.
Family
= Paternal ancestors
=Queen Sinseong was the great-great-great-granddaughter of King Munseong and the daughter of Kim Eok-ryeom, who was the uncle of King Gyeongsun, making her King Gyeongsun's first cousin.
Father - Kim Eok-ryeom (김억렴; 金億廉; 875–?)
Mother - name unknown (875–935)
Sibling(s)
Brother - Kim Yu-ryeom (김유렴; 金裕廉)
Spouse - Wang Geon, King Taejo of Goryeo (태조 고려; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
Issue
Son - Wang Wook, King Anjong of Goryeo (안종 고려; 920 – 24 July 996)
References
Atlas of Korean History (in English and Korean). University of Minnesota: Stallion Press. 2008. ISBN 9789810807856. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature. South Korea: The National Folk Museum of Korea. 2014. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
External links
Queen Sinseong on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).
Queen Sinseong on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).